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‘Sorry if I’ you,’ she returned childishly

‘Scarlet, I’ to Ireland alone’

Stupid nised the sickening feeling that stabbed through her as jealousy, which was stupid; she had wanted it this way Was that why he was spelling it out? Had he picked up before she had on the possessive feelings she was developing…?

‘Anyone I know?’ she asked casually

‘You and Sam My father would like to meet you both’

Scarlet’s blinked ‘Me and Sam?’ she echoed ‘I don’t understand’

‘Neither do I,’ he re her chin in his hand and tilting her face up towards hi almond-shaped eyes that he knew could vary in shade quite dramatically stared back up at him

‘I’d like you and Sam to come home with me to Ireland,’ he repeated patiently His brows lifted and he gave a lopsided grin and exasperation slipped into his voice as he asked, ‘Who the hell did you think I was going to take home to meet my parents?’

An ie of several beauties his nah her mind as she shook her head ‘I really don’t care’ She ht touch fell away

‘Then what do you care about?’

The soft question had a curious driven quality to it that brought her eyes back to his face

I could look at that face for ever and never get tired of looking ‘The fact that no matter what you proanisingover!’ she accused hoarsely

‘You’re being ridiculous,’ Roenuinely bewildered by her accusation

‘Fine, so you don’t expect us to coers but the da crackp????e

Roue and shook his dark head for her eer in the required position ‘It’s all in the tension’

Of that there was plenty!

His touch was light, clinical al in her body awake and screa welled up in her; it was so intense that she could feel it in her bones Their eyes connected and a voluptuous shiver ran all the way to her toes

Angrily she snatched her hand away and rubbed it up and down against her thigh Her eyes ary and fiery as she avoided direct eye contact

‘It didn’t occur to you it would have been a nice gesture to ask not inform?’